The Happy Day : Saturday
I slept until my body was ready to wake up on its own. No alarms. No work deadlines to meet. Just pure, restful sleep.
I had already planned my meals for the day, so all I had to do was follow the weekly meal table I made for myself. Today, I made beetroot parathas—thanks to YouTube! With my first meal of the day, I didn't turn on Netflix or YouTube to watch anything alongside it. The weather itself was mesmerizing. It rained throughout the day, and the cool, gentle breeze that drifted onto my 12th-floor balcony was something I simply couldn't get enough of.
Later, while having my tea, I opened BookMyShow and suddenly thought about watching Michael again—this time in 4DX. I had once watched a Shrek movie in 4DX at Universal Studios Singapore (thanks to my brother, of course!), and I wanted to experience that immersive feeling again.
So I booked the tickets, quickly got ready, and left for the movie in the evening. There was a strange excitement inside me, almost as if I were about to watch it for the very first time. I had already seen the movie a month ago. The only difference this time was the theatre, the seating, and the overall experience.
Can you believe I carried peeled lychees in a tiffin box to the cinema? Since I'm focusing on maintaining my health, I've been avoiding outside food as much as possible. The lady at the security check spotted my lychee box in my bag and asked me to leave it there. After I requested her two or three times, she smiled and agreed to let me take it inside.
Something felt different in the air that day—something I would like to call the magic from above.
After watching the movie again, I became completely immersed in researching Michael Jackson—his brothers, his manager, his music, his producers, his legacy, and everything connected to him. I have this habit of diving deep into the lives of musical artists whenever I discover them through their music, documentaries, interviews, or even news articles.
I love learning about musicians. I'm always curious about how they broke through in their careers. What was their strategy? What were the key decisions they made? Who discovered them? What were their early songs like? I just want to know everything.
After finishing all that research and having my home-cooked dinner, I sat down to record vocals for the song I told you about yesterday—the song about my home.
I wanted to understand how my vocals would fit into the instrumental arrangement. Would they sound good? Would they fit naturally? Would the emotion come through? I wanted answers to all of those questions.
As I mentioned before, I was nervous. I was overthinking everything. But I recorded anyway.
I set up my condenser microphone and started recording. I did multiple takes, especially for the higher notes. Yet somehow, it still didn't sound quite right. I experimented with different vocal effects for the echoey sections—the atmosphere I want this song to have. After two or three hours of tweaking, cutting, adding, and adjusting things, I was still nowhere near where I wanted to be.
But I'm not leaving this song unfinished until it reaches a point where I'm genuinely satisfied with it.
It has to feel perfect in my eyes before it reaches your ears.
And without a doubt, the work will continue.
As I'm writing this, it's now 5:40 AM on the next day (31st May).
And honestly, why am I thinking so much about Michael Jackson?
It's like I've caught a fever for that man.
He was a legend.
The more I learn about him, the more I find myself exploring his magical and mysterious world. I love it, but at the same time, all I can hear in my head is the guitar groove from "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough."
Oh my God.
How were songs like that created?
How much work did Michael Jackson put into them?
What was music production like back then?
How did they achieve those sounds?
So many questions have been filling my mind for the last seven or eight hours, and they just won't stop.
In some ways, it even makes me question my own music. But that's okay. That's natural. As a musician, this is the kind of flow you can expect in everyday life.
Reminder
Life is like puffff—one snap of a finger, and it's gone. Remember to do the things you truly love.
I'm not talking about endlessly scrolling through reels or consuming random distractions.
I'm talking about the real things. The things you genuinely care about. The things that bring you joy.The things you've always wanted to do but keep pushing aside because of all the other demanding responsibilities in life.
Thank you so much for sticking with me here on my website.
Love,
Isha Goel